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The owner of a Cincinnati nightclub calls the shooting that took place there, "senseless."

Sixteen people were shot — one fatally — inside of a Cincinnati nightclub Sunday morning.

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O'Bryan Spikes, 27, died in the shooting. At least 15 others were shot, and one of those people is in "extremely critical condition," Cincinnati police Chief Eliot Isaac said.

Club owner Jay Rodgers released a statement Sunday night, saying he's "deeply saddened" by the shooting. He says the club will continue to work closely with law enforcement to "make sure the monsters that did this are caught and brought to justice."

Rodgers says the club will remain closed until the investigation is complete.

No suspects were in custody by Sunday night in the shooting at the Cameo club, which has a history of gun violence, and police said there was no indication of any terrorism link.

Police are still working to identify the shooters.

The shooting was reported just after 1 a.m. at Cameo Night Club on Kellogg Avenue in Cincinnati's East End. Police believe that multiple people fired shots. No arrests have been made.

"The conflict is believed to have begun between specific groups or individuals earlier in the day, escalating and ultimately leading to this tragedy occurring at the nightclub," Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black said.

Some of the victims were taken to area hospitals via ambulance, and others arrived via their own conveyance, police said.

Among the injured, five were treated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and released, a hospital spokeswoman said. She said two people were in critical condition and three were listed in stable condition. Other injured people were taken to or drove themselves to other hospitals.

“We are in the middle of a very horrific situation that occurred at the nightclub with multiple victims,” Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate said. “It’s going to be a long night for our homicide units to investigate.”

Police said some 200 people were inside of the nightclub at the time of the shooting, calling it a “chaotic crime scene.”

Club patron Mauricio Thompson described a chaotic scene in which as many as 20 shots were fired as people scrambled to get away. He said there was a fight and people were yelling for security to intervene before the gunfire began.

“Many of them fled, unfortunately. Many of the witnesses fled, but everyone that we can identify is being interviewed,” he said.

One witness told WLWT News 5 that he heard the club's DJ call for security about 10 minutes before the shooting.

Isaac said the club has its own security operation that uses detection wands and pat-downs, but that police believe several firearms got inside. Four officers were working security in the club's parking lot and some tried unsuccessfully to revive the man who died.

Cameo's Facebook profile says it caters to college students on Friday nights, when anyone over 18 is allowed in, while Saturdays are "grown and sexy night" for ages 21 and older.

Surveillance cameras were inside the club at the time of the shooting, police said, and investigators are viewing the tapes.

Neudigate added that Sunday morning’s shooting was one of the largest shooting cases that he has worked in his 27-plus years with the department.

Cameo nightclub has had several issues in the past, authorities said. The club allows admission to anyone over the age of 18 on certain days, and is open until 4 a.m. on Saturdays.

“We are aware of it. It has had some challenges in the past,” Neudigate said.

Police said there were two shootings at the nightclub in 2015: one on New Year's Day, when someone was shot in the foot, and another in September, when a shooting victim was found in the parking lot.

Isaac said Cameo is a large establishment, and it employs off-duty police officers to patrol the parking lot.

Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting death, he tweeted Sunday.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is helping Cincinnati police with the investigation.